So, the question is; What is the longest time you've had a nonstop running computer? Second question might be, who cares?! Apple pretty much guarantees we won't see more than 365 days without at least one shutdown. [rockon]
I always reboot the machine when I download a new version of WeatherCat.
I used to be a simple man living a simple life enjoying simple things. That was before I got my first computer, though.
Why am I getting a sinking feeling about now tuning my car with a computer? . . . . . :o
I wasn't being completely fairDon't worry, the forums computer will take care of things. Don't worry, the forums computer will take care of things. Don't worry, the forums computer will take care of things. ...will take care of things. ...will take care of things. ...things. Nuthing kan goe rong, Dave.
QuoteWhy am I getting a sinking feeling about now tuning my car with a computer? . . . . . :o
I think you'll be alright, as long as you don't leave the computer in charge while driving. Aaaa? I can see it now?
"You can't make things idiot-proof. There are simply too many idiots around!"
OK, nice vid! I especially enjoyed the running commentary! And the magically turning page by the MBP was neat!
What is the pressure gauge(?) on the firewall, just inside of the brake reservoirs/cylinders? Vacuum? AC vapor on the way back to the compressor? Frapilator vapor pressure?
...fuel line loop... ...pressure regulator...Thanks for the explanation. Probably safe than a simple accumulator and more accurate/constant pressure. I had no idea that the pump in the tank put out that much pressure! :o
Maybe should be a Poll?
So, the question is; What is the longest time you've had a nonstop running computer?
Second question might be, who cares?!
Seconds from the Epoch?Probably, but considering the fact that a day is actually longer than the "standard" 86400 seconds, ererz accumulate like dust on my desktop! :blush: That's why I removed my original calculations that included Years/Months/Days/Hours/Seconds. With even a day being not an integer value in a "day", how can we then interpolate a "month" or even a "year"?! Even in the 17th Century, it became obvious that the 24/7/365 "standard" wasn't working correctly. The "solution" was to create a "leap day" every so often. [banghead]
I'll agree, restarts/reboots can be a drag, but I'm willing to bet that most systems demanding continuos time stamping will be running duplicate/triplicate/multi-cate systems with non-conflicting, single system maintenance schedules. Or, maybe not! [banghead]
Great thread, guys! Enjoyed the read on "why VMS chooses to treat the year 2000 as a leap year." Best and most detailed explanation I've seen, so far.
Seconds from the Epoch?
until my computer crashed with a kernel panic!Obviously not one of those HP servers... "I need more nodes... or was it <more cowbell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd0OjjCz88)>?"
Which one of those guys was you?! [lol]I would have loved been the director, but... much to my chagrin I wasn't involved with it all. :(
BTW, Ouachita County, Arkansas is the home of the <Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (http://www.clest.org)>,
probably the actual location for this "disaster".
I'm impressed (even though no macOS [note new designation protocol] software was used)!
However, the credulity of the video is stretched a bit by the claim that
"no animals" were harmed, despite Blaze, Sparky, and Little Smokey 'returning'
to their aquarium. I find it extremely hard to believe that those fish were not
harmed by having such horrible 'puny' names!!!
Obviously, HP has no concern for the mental cruelty to Animalia: Chordata: Pisces!!
Enjoyed the read on "why VMS chooses to treat the year 2000 as a leap year."
Best and most detailed explanation I've seen, so far.
Quote from: dfw_pilotSeconds from the Epoch?That is the UNIX standard and because of that we will have yet another Y2K mess in 2032.
I guess engineering will take care of that in about 7975 yearsSounds like you were in management!! [banghead]
Glad we seem to share the same kind of humour.At my age, a sense of humor is one of the few that still works! [rockon]
[lol]QuoteI guess engineering will take care of that in about 7975 yearsSounds like you were in management!! [banghead]
At my age, a sense of humor is one of the few that still works!And I'm willing to bet you are doing quite well at all given your postings here.
Not being a professional programmer though,
I wonder, why must the tracking word be on the smallest division of time?
Why track bottom up, when the key word could be in hours from the epoch with
all smaller divisions derived from calculation?
There must be a reason, and I'm willing to bet that you know it. ;)
Quote from: elagacheThat is the UNIX standard and because of that we will have yet another Y2K mess in 2032.
2032 ? Sure ?
I just don't understand the necessity of counting centi-seconds from the beginning of an epoch to the end,
when for the purpose of linking all of those centi-seconds to human time, an hour based count would do.
I suppose I'm placing too much emphasis on a need for eliminating the epoch doomsday limit, or future Y2K like issues.
You see, initially upon discovery of the Y2K issue, I was aghast that the architects of DOS would overlook the issue of such a shortcut in linking a limited system clock to time management.
I felt that it was short sighted.
It struck me, however, that for the purpose of time and date management rather than incrementing in centi-seconds for the extent of the limits of the size of the word (64 bit?), that the word could increment in hours or uptick every 360,000 centi-seconds. Or better yet, since processor cycles and memory availability is so abundant, perhaps a separate word could be created that would be incremented by the system clock word at 360,000 count intervals, that could be linked to by higher level language for interpretation of time and date and whose epoch would be measured in thousands of years. But, I think that to do that a second additional word would have to be used to count up to 360,000 before resetting for the purpose of offering programmers greater than 1 hour precision in their calculations without linking to the original system clock. ? Whew! ? That's all.
But, it's really an academic question.
Are the gauges working on your websites with Sierra installed? If you don't have one, might you add one and see?My bad! Furst mizsteak uv thee yeer? [computer] I forgot that the mini running WC is actually still using El Capitan! I'm still using macOS 10.12 Sierra, so my answer about Gauges working on 10.6 are worthless! :blush: [blush] [banghead]
[banghead] Only made it to 36+ days.